Thursday, March 22, 2012

Sachinism: Tell Me Why?

I have some questions related to Sachin. Some of them are as follows;
  • If the only reason why Sachin has scored more runs than anyone else on the planet is that he has played for more number of years then why did anyone else not play <could not play> for so many years?
  • If starting early has been the biggest contributor to Sachin's number of runs then where is Hasan Raza?
  • Why do not people go through the stats before making comments like "India loses whenever Sachin scores a century"?
  • Why is it that the most 'violent' critics of Sachin Tendulkar are all Sourav Ganguly fans? 
  • Why do people find it difficult to suggest a single decent replacement for Sachin but still say that Sachin should retire?
  • Why is it that some people suggest that all the wins under Ganguly's captaincy were due to his captaincy and all the defeats were because of Sachin's batting?
  • Why is that only the score in the finals is looked at and not the road to the finals? 
  • Why is it that some people are too busy pointing at a relatively slow 100th hundred but are not talking about the huge achievement of 100 hundreds? 
  • Kohli was undoubtedly and by far the best Indian batsman on the Australian tour. But why is that some people wanted Sachin, arguably the second best batsman on the tour, to be axed? Why is it that Sachin, after so many successful years in International cricket, is still judged series-by-series? 
  • Why is that some people start an argument over Sachin's batting, try to compare Sachin with Ganguly and after failing miserably start comparing their captaincy records?
  • Why is it that in scenario (1) where Dhoni does not perform, India scores 250-300 but lose, Dhoni says that bowlers should understand that they will not always get a 300+ score to defend but in scenario (2) where his performance was okay, Sachin scored a relatively slow century, India scored 289 and lost, he says that a few more runs on the board would have been great?
  • Why do a lot of Ganguly supporters do not like Sachin, the batsman and Dhoni, the captain? However while arguing, they start giving more pointers about Dhoni as the batsman and Sachin as the captain?
  • If some people suggest that Ganguly left the scene gracefully to give chances to youngsters then why is he still playing domestic cricket and in IPL?
  • How come Ganguly's commentary skills and Sachin's voice a point in an argument over Sachin's and Ganguly's cricketing skills?
  • Why is it that some people cannot admire a star in the sky and always pray for a falling star?
  • Why is it that some people cannot understand that in this land of poverty, pollution, corruption and scams, Sachin has given us more reasons to feel proud that anyone else?
(Disclaimer: Most of my arguments with people who disrespect Sachin as well as the above mentioned questions may suggest that I dislike Sourav Ganguly. Nothing can be farther from the truth. I actually admire Ganguly for his captaincy skills. I do believe that Ganguly had some shortcomings as a captain but he is still the best 'captain' India has ever had. And I do believe that the overall package had some limitations. I admit that I have said some stupid things about him during some heated debates but they have been purely because I had to defend Sachin from some violent 'Ganguly supporters cum Sachin bashers'. I strongly believe that Ganguly is our national hero and I respect him immensely.) 

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